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(No Model.)

A. 15-. SHULER.

HUB.

No..444,105. Patented Jan. 6, 1891.

WIN/5555 WEN/L7H NITED STATES PATENT rrrcn.

ANDREW F. SHULER, OF ARCANUM, OHIO.

H U B SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,105, datedJanuary 6, 1891. Application filed December 9, 1889- Serial No. 333,050.(No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW F. SHULER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Arcanum, in the county of Darke and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hubs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to hubs for vehiclewheels.

The object of my invention is to provide a hub having an outer shell orcasing which extends entirely over the wooden portion of the hub, saidshell or casing being made in two parts adapted to be forced onto thehub from opposite ends thereof and j oined together between staggeredopenings adapted to receive the spokes of the hub.

My invention consists in the various constructions hereinafterdescribed, and set forth in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a hub embodyingmy invention, the outer shells thereof being shown in position for beingforced onto the inner wooden core. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of thesame, showing the outer shells in position on the core. Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing a slight modification in the construction of theouter shell. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in detail and partly in section,showing the manner of joining the portions of the shell whenconstructed-as shown in Fig. 2.

Like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference throughout theseveral views.

In the said drawings, A represents the inner core or hub proper.

B and 15' represents, respectively, the different portions of the shelladapted to be forced onto the hub from the opposite ends thereof. Thepart B, Ipreferably make long enough to extend beyond the hub at therear and form a sand-band at D, the other or front portion B being, alsolong enough to extend in front of the hub and form a pointband D. Eachportion of the shell B and B is provided with a series of openings 0 and0, adapted to come opposite and form a portion of similar openings E andE in the core or hub proper, these openings, .when intheir properposition, being staggered, as shown, to receive the spokesinawell-knownmanner.

On one portion of the shell, as at B,Iform an on twardly-extendingflange F, adapted, when that portion of the shell is in position on thehub, to stand between the respective series of openings. This flange Fis preferably made slightly thicker or heavier than the shell proper,and is provided with an annular recess or shoulder G, extending into thesaid shell about half the thickness thereof, and adapted to receive theend of the other portion B of the shell, which fits therein, as shown inFig. 2 and in detail in Fig. 4.

The openings O and O in the respective parts B and B of the shell areformed at a sufficient distance from the inner ends of said parts, sothat when joined together, as above ClGSGllUGCl, the inner edges of saidopenings stand substantially flush with the flange F. This flange Ftherefore forms a support for the spokes in a well-known manner, whileat the same time a suflicient amount of metal is left in the shellproper between the spokes to form a substantial support therefor andprevent any tendency of loosening on the part of the shell.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the flange F formed partly on each of the shellportionsB and B. In this case the sand-band D and the pointband D areshown separate, these constructions being adapted to be modified ineither case, as preferred. When the point-band D is made separate, asshown in Fig. 3, I preferably form thatportion B of the shell with whichthe point-band is toconnect so that when placed thereon the ends of therespective parts shall join together and form a substantial continuationof the shell.

It will be seen by the above construction that I form a hub in which ametallic shell completely incases the inner or wooden portion of thehub. A solid or loose flange or ring is provided between the staggeredopenings, the parts being adapted to be forced onto the hub in oppositedirections and join firmly together and be held in proper position whenthe spokes are placed therein. By such construction the wheel isentirely protected and the wood equally compressed, forming a muchsuperior construction than when the shell is forced onto the hub fromone direction only, leaving a portion of the wood exposed.

llaving thus described my invention, I I claim l l. Ina vehicle-hub, anoutershell or casing j formed of two parts, each part being providedwith a series of openings at a point slightly i removed from the innerend of said part, said openings beingadapted to stand in staggeredseries when the parts are in position on the I hub, said parts beingshaped to fit the respect- 1 ive ends of the hub, and adapted to beforced l in opposite directions thereon and joined tol gether at theirinner ends, and aprojecting flange of uniform thickness between the re-1 speetive series of openings, substantially as i specified.

The combination, with an inner hub or core, of an outer shell having acentral prol jecting flange and staggered openings arranged in series011 either side of said flange, said shell being divided into two parts,so that 2 each series of openings shall stand slightly back of thedividing-line between the parts, whereby the shell may be placed ontosaid hub from opposite ends and joined together between the respectiveseries of openings, substantially as specified. 2

3. The combination, with a hub or core, of i an outer casing formed intwo parts, one of l said parts being provided with a projecting 1 flangehaving an annular recess therein adapted to receive the inner end of theother part, the said parts being adapted to slip onto a hub fromopposite directions, substantially as specified.

:l. The combination, with an inner hub or core, of an outer shell orcore made in two parts and adapted to extend entirely over said hub orcore and form a point and sand band therefor, one of said parts beingprovided with a projecting flange and an annular recess and the otherpart being adapted to fit into said recess, substantially as specified.

The combination, With an inner hub or core, of an outershell havingstaggered openin gs therein, a projecting flange between said staggeredopenings, and an annular recess in said flange adapted to receive theinner end of the other portion of the shell, which is forced onto saidhub from the opposite direction, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day ofDecember, A. D.

ANDREW F. SIIULER.

Witnesses:

S. S. Coons, A. T. CLAY.

